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About the school

Buxton School is an open all-through school in Waltham Forest.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
21 June 2023
Published
19 September 2023
Inspection type
Ungraded inspection
Latest outcome
School remains Good

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

148 pupils

Attainment 8

School
45.2
Waltham Forest
45.3
England
46.1

Progress 8

The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.

School
N/A
Waltham Forest
N/A
England
N/A

English and maths grade 5+

School
39.20%
Waltham Forest
45.60%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
61.50%
Waltham Forest
63.30%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
77.70%
Waltham Forest
43.40%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
4.18
Waltham Forest
4.04
England
4.09

Key Stage 2 results

55 pupils

Combined attainment

Reading, writing and maths expected standard

School
74%
Waltham Forest
74%
England
62%

Reading, writing and maths higher standard

School
4%
Waltham Forest
17%
England
8%

Subject attainment

Reading expected standard

School
76%
Waltham Forest
83%
England
75%

Writing expected standard

School
76%
Waltham Forest
81%
England
72%

Maths expected standard

School
76%
Waltham Forest
83%
England
74%

Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected

School
72%
Waltham Forest
83%
England
73%

Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher

School
26%
Waltham Forest
41%
England
30%

Science expected standard

School
80%
Waltham Forest
87%
England
82%

Scaled scores

Reading average scaled score

School
105
Waltham Forest
108
England
106

Maths average scaled score

School
105
Waltham Forest
107
England
105

Grammar average scaled score

School
104
Waltham Forest
108
England
105

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

1154

Girls

45.84%

Boys

54.16%

SEN support

16.55%

Education, health and care plan

5.72%

English as an additional language

51.80%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

40.11%

Overall absence

7.22

Persistent absence

24

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

133

Sustained education or employment

85%

Education

85%

Apprenticeship

0%

Employment

0%

Not sustained

9%

After 16–18 study

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